OTT platforms have indeed been ruling the entertainment industry in recent years. These platforms have gained immense popularity and have transformed the way people consume content. Streaming platforms are infamous for their lack of transparency, which allows them to make difficult-to-verify claims. However, a media consulting company called Ormax Media has been monitoring viewership statistics for the most popular releases on significant platforms.
Here is a list of Top 5 most-viewed shows and movies from the Indian streaming space during the week of August 7th to August 13th, 2023, according to Ormax Media:
Bigg Boss OTT 2 (7.3 Million Views)
'Bigg Boss OTT Season 2' is a spin-off version of Bigg Boss. It premiered on June 17, 2023 on Jio Cinema with Salman Khan as the host. The Grand Finale of the show took place on 14 August 2023. Elvish Yadav emerged as the winner and Abhishek Malhan emerged as the runner-up.
The show's popularity rose to another level since it featured a competition between two well-known YouTubers- Elvish Yadav and Abhishek Malhan aka Fukra Insaan.
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Made In Heaven Season 2 (Prime Video) - 4.5 Million Views
The show is successful because it attempts to expose the politics, backward views, and compromises that underlie Indian marriages while capturing the excitement, glamor, and size of an Indian wedding.
The second season of the highly-anticipated show 'Made In Heaven' is currently streaming on OTT giant Amazon Prime Video. The show stars Sobhita Dhulipala and Varun Mathur in the lead roles. The plot of 'Made In Heaven Season 2' highlights the ongoing class divide in the nation's capital through the very real and chaotic lives of these wedding planners who are constantly vying for money, position, and power.
Commando (Disney+Hotstar) - 3.4 Million Views
After the massive success of 'The Kerala Story', director-producer Vipul Shah and actress Adah Sharma have returned with the thrilling web series 'Commando'. This series is an action-packed spinoff of the 'Commando' movie franchise that previously starred Vidyut Jammwal. This OTT series premiered on August 11 on Disney+ Hotstar.
One Friday Night (Jio Cinema) - 2.5 Million Views
'One Friday Night' is a 2023 Hindi language romantic drama/suspense movie with Raveena Tandon, Milind Soman, and Vidhi Chitalia in the lead roles. It was written and directed by Manish Gupta and was made by JIO Studios. On July 28, 2023, Jio Cinema released the movie directly to OTT.
Aashiqana Season 4 (Disney+Hotstar) - 4.2 Million Views
The highly anticipated fourth season of 'Aashiqana' hit screens on July 24, exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar. The captivating supernatural-romance-thriller-drama series 'Aashiqana' has viewers' hearts.
The plot follows the adventure of Yash and Chikki as they face the horror that lurks in the shadows while navigating the complexity of a world full of traditions and customs.